I used to... it took me 30 years, but I finally learned how to get rid of them!
Do you have any narcissists in your life?
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Not anymore!
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My dad, unfortunately
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I don't.
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Oh my gosh, I have a text book narcissist in my life. I'm also pretty sure he's a bit of a sociopath. It's crazy, fascinating and infuriating.
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@MrsMcD: How do you handle it?
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One of my bff's has some narcissistic tendencies when it comes to dating, but ultimately he is an awesome person. I can put up with his quirks pretty easily since I'm not his boyfriend.
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My SIL is one (BIL's wife)! She thinks she is God's gift to the family but she spoils my DD rotten and genuinely loves her so I could never have any ill feelings towards her. She really is pretty though and can be super funny too. It's amazing what good looking people can get away with!
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Yup. Not going to say who, but yup.
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Yup
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My mother, sadly
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I used to.... my ex.
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Yep
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Nope! Not anymore!!!
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Yes, two of them who are close in my family.
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Yes and unfortunately I'm related to them
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Yep.
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Yes. Maintaining boundaries is difficult because the boundaries are somewhat fluid . . . I don't want to *punish* someone for behavior that hasn't yet occurred, but at the same time, I can't ignore history (forgive, but not forget). Self-preservation--more accurately, LO preservation--is of the utmost importance. It's a job that I hate doing, but that must be done.
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OH yes.
ETA: @MsLipGloss: sounds familiar.
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Yep, now a distant friend that lives far away so i don't have to hear it all the time.
I get it in small doses once or twice every couple of years. If it was any more, I don't know that we'd still be friends! (It's that exhausting)
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yep! I mostly ignore her/smile and nod a lot...
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FIL - but he doesn't really focus on himself. He just naturally thinks he is superior than everyone else and use his time to criticize others. I guess I would say he focus on criticizing others because he is all great himself. Does that make him a narcissist?
Other than that, not really. I couldn't think of any.
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Yes. It's difficult when they're family that you can't just cut out of your life like friends. I try to keep them at arms distance and maintain boundaries as best as I can.
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@mrbee: I don't really think its something that I need to handle. Although I cannot currently rid myself of this person, other people around me also know of this person's narcissism and we alternately laugh about it, complain about it and use it to our advantage.
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Yes. Some family members!
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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How is it being defined? People that think they are superior and always criticize others without looking at themselves? That is hard to deal with!
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HAHA okay she's not in my "inner" circle but I have a friend of a friend who I secretly laugh at whenever we have together. She reminds me SO much of the Friends episdoe with Monica & Phoebe's old friend Amanda...she is a dead ringer. If I didn't laugh I would cry
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I used to work for one big time. But I quit 3 years ago so no more seeing him!!
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My dad is a pathological narcissist. Nobody in our side of the family is in contact with him anymore.
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